Because of My Stupidity, I Became a Timid Vampire

Chapter 54 : Heart-to-Heart

Xifeng was awakened by the cold.

The morning temperature was somewhat chilly, making the just-awakened Xifeng shiver. Mixed with the cold was a bit of warm sensation.

Xifeng opened her misty eyes and looked down, only to see that all the blankets on her body had been wrapped around Bei Yaoyue, who was using her legs to clamp Xifeng's body as if she were a pillow.

Her cheeks quickly warmed up, but Xifeng just assumed she had poor sleeping posture and wasn't doing it intentionally, so she didn't make a sound, just pulled her right leg out from between Bei Yaoyue's legs.

Sleeping in underwear all night, her back was also somewhat uncomfortable from the underwire.

"Achoo!"

Not knowing how long she had been without a blanket, Xifeng sneezed, feeling like she might be catching a cold. Strange, can vampires catch colds too?

A pile of problems right after waking up—what a terrible day.

"Mmm..."

Bei Yaoyue seemed to be awakened by Xifeng's movement. She made a low sound and slowly opened her eyes.

"Morning." Seeing the person in front of her clearly, Bei Yaoyue said softly, slowly sitting up. Then her brows furrowed slightly as she covered her forehead. "My head hurts so much..."

Picking up the clothes Bei Yaoyue had thrown on the ground, Xifeng glared at her irritably and said: "Serves you right. Who told you to drink so much yesterday?"

"...Mmm." Bei Yaoyue made a meaningless sound and didn't respond to her words.

"Speaking of which..." Xifeng's gaze flickered somewhat, not quite daring to look directly at Bei Yaoyue. "Do you remember what happened last night?"

At the time, in the heat of the moment and not wanting Bei Yaoyue to be sad, Xifeng had spoken the truth impulsively. But thinking back on it now, it was indeed quite embarrassing!

"Even if I hate myself, I won't hate you"... Wah!

Xifeng covered her face in shame. How could she have had the nerve to say such things?

"Who knows?" Bei Yaoyue's lips curved in a slight smile, giving an ambiguous answer.

Some things are better left unknown for everyone involved.

"You!" Xifeng gritted her teeth in anger. Bei Yaoyue was truly rotten to the core!

Turning to sit on the edge of the bed, Bei Yaoyue watched Xifeng buttoning up her clothes and asked: "What exactly are you going to do?"

After speaking, her voice softened, her gaze deepening as she added: "Tell the truth."

Since Bei Yaoyue was sober now, clumsy lies wouldn't fool her. Xifeng chose to tell the truth directly: "My childhood friend came from Autumn Maple City to Crescent City to visit me, right? She's taking the 4 PM flight back, so I'm spending another day with her today."

"Oh..." Bei Yaoyue lowered her head, lost in thought.

After getting dressed, Xifeng was about to head to the washroom when the person behind her called out: "Xifeng."

"Why do you keep avoiding me?" Bei Yaoyue's voice was extremely soft, like a child who had done something wrong and didn't dare speak loudly. "You clearly said you don't hate me."

Her steps stopped. Xifeng fell silent briefly, slowly turned around, and said with a dry laugh: "...That's not the case."

"I'm not stupid." Bei Yaoyue lowered her head, counting the tiles on the floor, her eyelashes drooping. "I can feel it."

Perhaps because her naked body was exposed to the cold morning air, her body trembled lightly.

Lowering her head, Xifeng awkwardly rubbed the floor with her shoe, looking somewhat helpless, clearly not wanting to engage with this topic.

"Why... can you tell me?" That person asked softly, pursuing relentlessly.

Pressing her lips tightly together, her brows nearly knitted together, Xifeng hesitated for a long time before finally throwing caution to the wind: "Since you insist on asking..."

Not knowing where the courage and determination came from, she took three steps in two strides to the bedside, and under Bei Yaoyue's surprised gaze, pressed down on her shoulders and pushed her onto the bed.

"Then I'll tell you!" Pressing down on Bei Yaoyue's shoulders, Xifeng's gaze was grave, her tone slightly heavy. "It's completely impossible between us!"

Because she didn't want Bei Yaoyue to be sad, Xifeng had never wanted to speak such cruel words directly. But she felt that to prevent Bei Yaoyue from continuing to be lost, it was time to wake her up.

"Impossible?" Bei Yaoyue was stunned, then chuckled softly. "What are you talking about? Why is it impossible?"

"Why?" Xifeng showed a self-mocking bitter smile. "Have you ever thought about how many strange looks we would attract if we, both girls, were together?

"Have you ever thought about how much worldly abuse we would receive if we, as sisters, became lovers?

"Have you ever thought about how much criticism our parents would face if we married?

"Have you ever thought about the fact that I'm a vampire who can only live in the shadows, and how much trouble it would bring to our family if my identity were exposed?

"Have you ever thought about the fact that I'm a vampire, and if we married and had children, what would our children be like? Human? Or monster?

"Have you ever thought..."

The more Xifeng spoke, the more agitated she became, until finally it became a low roar.

"You haven't! You haven't thought about any of it! You've just been following your heart's desires, doing foolish things!"

After speaking, Xifeng seemed to lose all her strength, her voice gradually lowering. She stared at Bei Yaoyue's clear eyes, smiled bitterly, and said: "Wake up, Bei Yaoyue. As the eldest daughter of the Bei Yao family, you possess conditions that countless people envy. You could make any talented young man fall at your feet. Why waste your thoughts on someone like me?

"If it's destined to have no result, then it's better to end it from the beginning.

"There's a kind of love... called letting go."

Bei Yaoyue was still young and perhaps didn't understand these things yet, but Xifeng was different. Having lived two lives, she was already a mature adult mentally. Years of living alone had also honed her more thoughtful way of thinking.

She saw many difficulties and obstacles that Bei Yaoyue couldn't see, but couldn't see clearly what their future held.

"So it's just this kind of problem?" With a laugh that seemed amused, Bei Yaoyue showed a bright smile, her sky-blue eyes reflecting moonlight like the beautiful moon goddess Artemis from mythology. "Xifeng, have you heard that poem?"

"What poem?"

Smiling softly, Bei Yaoyue reached up to caress Xifeng's cheek, gently pinching that face like soft fragrant jade, and recited: "My heart is not a stone that cannot be turned, my heart is not a mat that cannot be rolled up."

"...What does that mean?" Xifeng laughed awkwardly, saying something quite mood-killing.

She had only scored 91 points in Chinese on the college entrance exam—two points lower would have been failing. Her total score was supported by 139 points in math and 275 points in science. Understanding such poetic lines was really too difficult for her.

But Bei Yaoyue just smiled without answering Xifeng's question, continuing on her own: "Shakespeare has a saying I really like—Love is a sweet torment, and sincere love never travels a smooth path."

"Tch, keep showing off your knowledge." Xifeng disdainfully curled her lips. Poems and famous quotes—was she bullying her for lacking literary cultivation? Come on, if you're so capable, let's compete at coding and see whose algorithm has lower time complexity.

"You're right, this path is indeed full of hardships, but..." With a charming smile, Bei Yaoyue reached up to hook her arm around Xifeng's neck, pulling her body down.

Pressing her face against Xifeng's burning hot cheek, Bei Yaoyue felt the warmth transmitted from the cheek and smiled even more brilliantly: "Let's face these difficulties together with smiles, shall we?

"How can you see the rainbow without experiencing wind and rain?"